MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take 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
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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