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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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 massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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