MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
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
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important 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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