MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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