MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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