MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
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
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
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