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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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