MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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