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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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