MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over 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.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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