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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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