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.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
all over 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.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers 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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