MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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