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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
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.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key 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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