MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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 is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and 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
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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