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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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