MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning are providing the means 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 massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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