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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
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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