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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate 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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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