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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
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 massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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