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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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