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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver 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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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