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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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