MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes 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
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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