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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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