MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take 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 MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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