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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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