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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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