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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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