MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
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 MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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