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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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 online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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