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
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses 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.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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