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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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