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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes 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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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