MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take 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.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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