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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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