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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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