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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes 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.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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