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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of 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.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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