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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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