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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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