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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around 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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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