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
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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 online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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