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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
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.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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