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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part 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.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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