MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses 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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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