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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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 online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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