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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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