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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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