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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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