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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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 massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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