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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses 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 MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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