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
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in 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 massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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