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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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