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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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