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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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