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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes 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.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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