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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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