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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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