MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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