MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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