MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in 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 MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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