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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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