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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in 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 online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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