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.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
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 MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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