MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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