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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in 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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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