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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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