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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
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 massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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