MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in 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.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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