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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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