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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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