MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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