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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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