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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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