MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes 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
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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