MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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