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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses 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 online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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