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.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take 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 online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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