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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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