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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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