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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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