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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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