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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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