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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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