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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
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.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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