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 Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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