MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate 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 online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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