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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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