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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
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 open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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