MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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