MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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