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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of 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 massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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