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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate 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 massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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