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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
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 MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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