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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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