MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver 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.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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