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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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