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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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