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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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