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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part 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 online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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