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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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