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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses 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 MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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