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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
all around 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 MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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