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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
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
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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