MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in 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.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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