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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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