MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes 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.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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