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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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