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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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