MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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