MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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