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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
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