MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part 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.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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