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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate 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
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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