MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses 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
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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