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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take 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
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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