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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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