MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
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 online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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