MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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