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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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 online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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