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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes 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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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