MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
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.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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