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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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