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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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