MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes 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
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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