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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in 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.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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