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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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