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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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