MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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