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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
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 distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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