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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
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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