MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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