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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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