MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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