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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
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