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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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