MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
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 open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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