MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
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
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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