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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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