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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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