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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate 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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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