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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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