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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
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
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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