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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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