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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
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 MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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