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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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