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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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