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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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 massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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