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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take 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 massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
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