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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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