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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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