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 is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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