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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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