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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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