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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants 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.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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