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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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