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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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