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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
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