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.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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