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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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