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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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