MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver 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.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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