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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses 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 massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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