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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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