MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take 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 massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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