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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes 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 online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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