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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate 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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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