MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
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 MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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