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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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