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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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