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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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