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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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