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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in 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 MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important 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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