MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
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.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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