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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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