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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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