MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate 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 massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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