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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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