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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of 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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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