MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses 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.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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