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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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