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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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