MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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