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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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