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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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