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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take classes 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 massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key 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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