MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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