MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around 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.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important 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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