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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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