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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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