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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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