MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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