MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
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 MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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