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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part 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.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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