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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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