MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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