MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
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 courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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