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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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 massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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