MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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