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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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