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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
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
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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