MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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