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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
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
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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