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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
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.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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