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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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