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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take 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 classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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