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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses 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.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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