MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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