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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Philippines to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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