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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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