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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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