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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses 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.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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