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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
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 open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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