MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in nations 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
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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