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.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
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
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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