MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate 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.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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