MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part 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 online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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