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 is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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