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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in 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.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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