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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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