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 is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part 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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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