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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important 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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