MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
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
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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