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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning 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.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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