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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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