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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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