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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses 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.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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