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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses 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 MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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