MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses 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 online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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