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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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 massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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