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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
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
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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