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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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