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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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