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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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