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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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