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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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