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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses 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.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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