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
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part 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 online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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