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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes 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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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