MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
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 online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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