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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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