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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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 online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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