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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all around 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.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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