MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses 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.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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