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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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