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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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