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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all around 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 MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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