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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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