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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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