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.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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 massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
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