MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around 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.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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