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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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