MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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