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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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