MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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