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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
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
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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