MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
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 massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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