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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
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 classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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