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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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 courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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