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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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