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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
all around 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 classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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