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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
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 massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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