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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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