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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
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
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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