MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
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 MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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