MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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