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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part 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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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