MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate 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.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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