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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology are empowering
learners
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 online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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