MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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