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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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