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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
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