MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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