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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses 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 MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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