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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
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 classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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