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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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