MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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