MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes 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.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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