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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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