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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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