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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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