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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
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 massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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