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.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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