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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
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
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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