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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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