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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in 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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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