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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses 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 massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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