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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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 classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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