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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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