MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
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
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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