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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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