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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes 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.
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
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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