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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses 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 MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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