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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes 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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