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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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