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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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