MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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