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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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