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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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