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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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