MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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