MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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