MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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