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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
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 MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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