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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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