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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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