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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes 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 massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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