MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses 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.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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