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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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