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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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