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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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