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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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