MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
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 massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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