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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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