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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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