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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes 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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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