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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
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.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
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