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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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