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 is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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