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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in 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.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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