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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
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 MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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