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.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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