MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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