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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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