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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
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.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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