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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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