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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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