MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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 online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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