MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around 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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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