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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes 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 massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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