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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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