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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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