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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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