MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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