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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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