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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses 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 massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines 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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