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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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