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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
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
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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