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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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