MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
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 online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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