MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses 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 massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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