MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in 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.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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