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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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