MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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