MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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