MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part 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.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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