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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means 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.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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