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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take 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
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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