MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of 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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating 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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