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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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