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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes 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 MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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