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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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