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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in 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 MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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