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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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