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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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