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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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