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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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