MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around 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.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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