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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes 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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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