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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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