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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around 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.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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