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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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