MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
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 online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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