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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants 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.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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