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
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
learners
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 courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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