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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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