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.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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