MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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