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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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