MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations 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.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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