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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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 courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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