MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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