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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants 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 massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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