MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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