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 Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver 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 MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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