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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
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 open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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