MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes 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
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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