MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses 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.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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