MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take courses 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
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates 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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