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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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