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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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