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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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