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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in 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 classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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