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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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