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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in 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 online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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