MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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 open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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