MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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