MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses 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
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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