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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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