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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
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 MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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