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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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