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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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