MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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