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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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