MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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