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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate 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.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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