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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in 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 open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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