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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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