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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes 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 MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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