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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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