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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate 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 MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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