MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part 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 massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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