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.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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