MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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