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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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