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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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