MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
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.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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