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
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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