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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
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 massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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