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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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