MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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