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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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