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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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