MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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