MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses 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.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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