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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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