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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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