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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
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.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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