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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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