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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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