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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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