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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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