MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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