MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
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 courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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