MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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