MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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 courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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