MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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 massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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