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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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