MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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