MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses 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.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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