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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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