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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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