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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes 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.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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