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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
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
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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