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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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