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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
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
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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