MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses 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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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