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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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