MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in 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 massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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