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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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