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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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