MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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