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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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