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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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