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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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 online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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