MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate 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.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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