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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses 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 massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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