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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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