MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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