MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes 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.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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