MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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