MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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