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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate 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 massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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