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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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 courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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