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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses 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 massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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