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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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