MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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