MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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