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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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