MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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