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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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