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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes 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.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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