MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes 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 massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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