MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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