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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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