MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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