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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
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 massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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