MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
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 massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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