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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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