MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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