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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
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.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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