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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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