MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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