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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part 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 online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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