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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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