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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
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 MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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