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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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