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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in 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.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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