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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
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.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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