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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants 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.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies 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 participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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