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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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