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 is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate 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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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