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.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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