MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
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 MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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