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 is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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