MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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