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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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