MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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