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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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