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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part 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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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