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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
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