MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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