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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of 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.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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