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.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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