MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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