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
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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