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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with 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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