MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate 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 open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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