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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take 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
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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