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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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