MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning enable
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
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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