MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take 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 MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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