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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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