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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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