MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate 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 MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important 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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