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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
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 classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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