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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses 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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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