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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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