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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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