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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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