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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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